Digital sovereignty: what should stay at home

Geopolitics and the era of “hybrid” threats show that digital services can be abused or switched off, which is why important data should remain under state control. It is not only about legal title, but also physical location and operational management—with an emphasis on managed and auditable access separated from the provider’s operations. Although “critical” elements are not discussed publicly, it is reasonable to determine that these are data whose outage would paralyze the exercise of public authority: registers of residents, vehicles, documents, the cadastre, and other backbone systems of the state. A hybrid cloud is not excluded: part of the services can be private and located in Slovakia, and less sensitive components can sensibly be used from public services.